Fort Wayne, IN – Sprinkler system activated for electric bike fire at apartment building; No injuries reported

An electric bike fire contained to a closet set off the sprinkler system in a Fort Wayne apartment building Monday.

The five-story building on Westbrook Drive was occupied at the time of the fire, but no people or pets were injured.

The first Fort Wayne Fire Department unit to respond was directed to a third-floor bicycle closet where they found that an electric bike battery caught fire. It was contained to the closet because of the sprinkler system.

There was minor fire and smoke damage to the building, as well as moderate water damage.

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